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04/29/2019 | News release | Distributed by Public on 04/29/2019 18:15

Beach Update: 4 U.S. Teams in Xiamen Top 10

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By B.J. Hoeptner Evans | April 29, 2019, 6:59 p.m. (ET)

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April 29, 2018) - Four U.S. beach volleyball teams finished in the top 10, earning important points toward ranking and Olympic qualification, at the FIVB World Tour four-star event on April 18-21 in Xiamen, China.

Sara Hughes/Summer Ross had the top finish of any team in fourth place. The pair went through the tournament undefeated until the semifinals, when they fell to Brazil's Ana Patricia Silva/Rebecca Cavalcanti Barbosa, 21-18, 21-17.